Steam boiler



Au`g. 25, 1931. R. E. JONES 1,820,807

STEAM BOILER Filed June 4. 192e 5 sheets-sheet 1 ff f INVENTOR ATrnNEY Aug. 25, 1931. R. E. JoNEs 1,820,807

j STEAM BOILER Filed June 4, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 12km/s021467 Tones INJENTOR ATTORNEY R. E. JONES STEAM BOILER Ahg. 25,y 1931.

Filed June 4, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Mel! E1 @nes INVENTOR ATTORNEY Aug. Z5, 1931. R. E. JoNEs 1,820,807

STEAM BOILER Filed June 4, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheetl 4 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Aug. 25, 1931. R. E. JONES 1,820,807

STEAM BOILER Filed June 4, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Rif/rs @ZIE fama INVENTOR ATTORNEY 16 off this''chara'eter;i i

-' `florto provide"thejirel'boxend plates fivith 'cumstances V'Another purpos'e'fis"t'o'proyide;in aboiler Flgulefis 1: View Similar t0 Figure. 2a

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RUSSELL JONES, oF LEBANON; PENNSYLVANIA Y y 'y Y 'STEAM BOILER n y "Appncatomedgpnef, 1928. seriai No. 282,613. y Thepresent Vinvention relates tofstearn'or may have caps for each tubeadja'cent Where` hot kWater boilersLand-Whi'le; itisf essential the endsof the Water tubes arelocated. int-heitype'of boiler hereinafter set forth kand y lAfstillfurther purpose'is to provide access claimed, -tol providefinclinedLwatertubesin doei-'spin the louter shell ofthe boiler andin 5 both directions,feith'effrointhe frontto the i the ,opposed-Walls, thereby permitting'access 5v5 i rear,' or -fromsideto 'sidefof the fire boxfit to the Water tubes When cleaning,-rep`airing f is'v thevnnain'V purpose tofp'rovide Iimproved 0r 'replacing the'Water tubes. f means, vin Va boileno'f :this kind, `t`o";pr ')vide Furthermore it isthe aiml to provide stay for mechanical separation between the' upper bolts or Vbracesfor use throughout the boiler? 10 and lower: parts fof the Waterfspaceforrned LorconnectingA the outer shell Wall and the4 60 Y 4betweentliewalls oftheaire.boxgand'the shell lire box'wall, said stayk bolts or bracesibeing vWalls of the boiler',- andftherebyproviding for locatedfand pitched'suitable totheV pressure greaterandmore elicient circulationof Waand conditions. i, y f i i ter, whichfigxpaptiularly essentialflinrboilers Itis toy be understood thattheV particulars f c y 'f herein given arein no lWay limitive,` and that 65.

, Another purpose, in aboilery of'ithiszkind, While still keeping Within theScope Of, the is to provide theiflirebox endr'plat'esand the LD VQ'IItIOn, anyv desired modification wofJ de? I Y Shell' walls' adj acent-`the ends I of the;l water tails and proportlonsmay be made inthe con-r f n ,y tubes with @f1-@Spoild'ingblged13011101155 struction*oftheapplianceaccording-ato cir- V. bulge'syor, f'thQ-Saidgencli plates inclinedivaty The invention comprises further features i rightlanglestortheaxislofztheitubeswith'the' and -conflblllatlop `0f partsv to 'be hereinafter f n 'outerfshell Wallswadjacent the,nlsgbf. 'the j set'forth', shown 1n the drawlngs and claimed.y f 'v tubesstraight,thereby providingtor'a'nie-y Inlthe dIaWHlgjSI f f v l Y i l 25 chanical separation betweennthe upper and QFlgllle 1 1 S 2L VleW 111 51de y.ele'vatifmofthe 75 v `lowerpartsa:ofthe water SvpaCQ,--g s f 'c 'improvedlioiler Constructed inxaccordance of The p'urpose'ozl-r this latterrconstruction, themventlon and ',SlO'WlIlg 011001 the-Side overthe'correspondingbulgedparts"ofthe wlllsbro'ken away toillust-rate the internal fire `boX=end plates and-s th'egadjacent Shell. Construction as Well as gtheconstructlon 'of 80 Walls, is to providefforgreater and more'e the Walls@ Oflle boiler. f i n vfieientcircula'tionfo'if` thewater.y -,Flgure 2 isa frontend lView of the boiler;

'f fthi-skind, balsfojbe located at suitable but showing' a inodiiieddiormy of `a smaller positions betweencertain'oflthewatertubes 'bQ1lI'-'f0I US@ llalWelllIlgS Sllfh 3S ySmall y 875 preferablya't thelowerfends of such tubes, homes and the llke, and wheremfthe'wate 85' and abvegthe tubesla't the cente-.theebyproy tubes are from side to side, with the mechanin vidingforjdefusingftlieheatoverathefntire calzfSePllfltlOnfbetween upper and lowe heating surface. @15;y 'f ff partsoftheawater space. 1 i Thisconstruction :Inayfbe used` in all "confk 4"Figure 4E i521 Sifl View OfFgl'S, shOW- 40 `structions of boilers,;eitlurf forth@ superj'ingfpartsof the shell Wall broken away-M; 90

dwellings',.foi-iheatingpurposes; and insuch lwith thersdewallbroken away,fand-illus 'n l f instances the'outlet fonthe'produets ofcomtratingfth'e lire box end plates and the shell bustion may*betakenffromfeither side. hori-v 'Wallsfoppositefthe ends of the Water tube `1 45 zontally,"ortakenlthrough'thetopofthefire both bulged.' "I y 1` j f n 95 [box .crown sheet disclosed in thedrawinlqs; Figure/6 yis afdetailedjview showing the kA further y purpose lis to"4 -provideeover end platesfof theouter shell l2providedrwith platesrfor theends of..theitubesgleither idicfaps axially aligned with the Water tubes in vidu'ally" for each tube, or-forfa'groupkv of 'order topermit the ktubes to be cleanedyref, -r

l a' v'100 f structedof any suitable material `preferably concrete orfb'rick, and on Which the base 2 yof theboiler is supported.V This base may be Yof steelor brick.

. The boiler ineludes lire box Elend en ash pike 4,.whie has la senseless 5 provided With the usual ash pit doors 6.

- the gratevbearer bars 8. .The gratebars di i chamber 24, and leading from the upper part VThe usual grate bars7 are supported on Vvide the lire box from the ash pit, the ,latter being counter-sunk to provide for increased" space for. the ashes and ellel faeilitate the removal thereof.

l Thelire box .has thefusualfre boxiloors 9 havingpneferablyoircular Vdarlrpers The body .of ther Aboiler comprises Athe vinner e 're Alooxrslielil 1l andthe outer boiler shell i12. v `The Vformer isfeonstructed preferbly of steelpil-atewinaterial, .and :the fire .box end plates 13 of the shell l1 are ,bulged soir inolinedlopposedly .landet right angles to fthe axis of the. Water tubes 14, .and 15, which .fa-re inclined in both directions, intersecting ap,-

proximately lat the vertical center :of the boiler, :thatis fthe .centerbetweenvfthe ffiaonft and rear oflthe boiler. The Water tubes fare mounted in the lire ibex plates in the austral ,posit-ioni as at fli. ln'v Figures l, 2 there are cover platesV manner With-their er1-ds preferably flared j at theends of thenouter shell l2 'which Vare vertical, and are .bolted position, and

Where they engage With the shell I'Qgashets 18 offV suitable material fare-interposed loetween `1Vthe :plates andv the Shelli-12, towinsurle secure oints. VVA"frlh'ese cover plates l17 are dise-V posedrelatively close Jto the apexesof the 'inclined box end pla-tesl, but not closer enough to enti-rely shutv olf Y communication between' thefupper and-lower parts-19 ,and 20 .of the v,Water space 21, Ybut suliiciently close as vto provide for -a 'mechanical separat-'in between the upper and lower parts ll) and 20-of saidY Waterlrspaoe in order toV provide f-or'greater and @more ecient circuladenY of the Water.

s Figures al1-dll the fwater, ltubes "are inclined in `.both directions from side tol slide of' the boiler; otherwise thev construction in Y Figures 'Sandieis practically identical with feo that in l'Figures lV and Q2, however, with the if exception that the boiler disclosed inFigu-res '3 andl'A particularly adapted for-dwell!` Vings such as small homes and the like.

Suitable 'baffles '22 lare arranged between certain-'of the tubes 14 and 15V-at their lower ends, which forces direction and concentrates the heat on the center of the Water tubes, there being a V-shaped vbaffle '23 "locate-d at the `center vof the u per Water tubes, and latte-r :baille :diverges the :heat-indie reotions toward 'the l'opposite upper `er1-ds of they Water tubes. In this mannerv the fire bol-ts' and 30.

is provided' with circuitous courses which Vcauses the heat 'to be ldefusedover `the entire heating surface.Y As shown' in Figure2,

While the heat travels in un'dulated courses as indicated by arrows inrFig'ure l, the heat also ascends in undulated courses vertically between the tubes, 'that is .lgure AA2, said uudulfatedffsourses in instance, :being caused due tothe positioning of the Water tubes relatively closeside by side.

- "'ilhewupper partei the boiler has asteam of there box at one side of the boiler is an Olltlt' .-lOr ,the ,smoke or'products of cornbustion, there being'a suitable damper 26 of conventional :type for feontrollng .the "elscharge lof '1t-he' products, A, r Suitable access doors .-27 are rloeeted on. the sides of the boiler., While ,inilligures 3 and I4 the access jdoens yare on thefront rear end plates-v of the boiler., "allowing :access :to the water tubes, for the purpose of removing the soot from between the tubes .and tto facilitate outer shell of .the `boiler,jivlrile 29 -ident-ies The .top evallofthe outer :asflang'ed hef ria-luerconnettioufnot shown may vided, :for permitting leseaperof excess Vpressure in the boiler. 'lheftop -Waail'lofa fthe outer shellgl2 lof theiboileriis also provided f' Ywith' a flanged Al2-tof provide for steam or het Water take-olf eonueetions mot shown, whereby #the steam or lot Water may be coudu-ctel'to various points .of-:consumption, 7 f s `Suitable Sta-y bolts;andrbrecesfa33 are pro# vided and lare :adapted for usethiioughout the Wall of the boiler connecting. the outer shell and .the fire box, and,l are located' and pitched to "fssuitablefpressure and conditions, :While suitable yanchor bolt-s B4 lare provided for the purpose of anchoring tlieiash pit frontfto the base 2. i

Referringlto ,Figures :Sand 4, the Aconstruction lof boiler is substantially kthe same as that `in Figures land -Wilth theexeption that the slib' water tubes are'l inclinedl 'fronfside tozside,

and iuthis 'instance .the outlet 25a', :that isV for `the products ofoornbnstion. leaves the-boiler ingv `,this 'boiler particularly l,for inY isniall es, opening z-l, whereby assis/ty ual'veior water Y offltheshell 12y inclinedcorrespondingly I tothe inclination ofthe fire bo'xandplatesv 13 thereby making a' uniform water space 19. l, Referring to Figure Gtheend plates 12b' are] provided kwith f suitable rcaps 36 axially alignedwith 'the ends of the watertubes so as tofpermitscaling, repairing or yreplacement 'ofthe tubes. 'i Should it be found desirable tolnstall boilers of this character whererit is the aim tobu'rn oil, the grate'bars 7 maybe omitted, w A f Yanda conventional type of oilxburner, not

shown, may be installed in the usual manner.

Referringto Figures 2 tandy 4 it will v.be

noted that the outlets'26 and 25aj1nay have a back door as identiedf at 26a, which ymay ycient circulation. v l y In testlmonywhereof he aflixes h1s' slgsaid Hrebox shell thereby causing undulatedk courses for the heat, and means located centrallyr between the groups of tubes yWhere i they connectv with the fire box end plates for mechanicallyr separating a water space beshell, providing nature. f y e y 4RUSSELL, E. JGNESL j be counter-balanced in anyA Well knownmanlner lnot shown with fthedamperQGb more 'kclearlyshown in Figure/.1f at the rear'lower portion of the V'boiler n ladjacent theash pit. Obviously thsboiler may be used ashot wasy Y ter boiler instead of-a steam boiler, in ywhich oase as in Figure Lth'e entire water space 21 prising mayk receive water. 'y

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed is:

l.l A kboiler including a rebox inner shell andan outer boilerfshell provided with a` ysteam chamber above the top ,wallof the e ire b'ox,;two groups ofwater tubes 'each coininclined yupwardly-iiny both directions from y oppositewalls of theire box, the'seriesvof oney group, alternating withthe seriesof t-he other group, battles arrangedbetween the plurality of series of'watertub'cs-` i lower ends offsaid lower water tubesand saidy i' 1 fire box walls and a kV-,shaped baile disposed upon the upperwater.

u tubes -and corresponding tothe centralvr formation rof the arrange` ment of said tubes, said both sets of baliles C providing[circuitous courses 4for undulated the fire box shell and" p providing for greater and more eiiicientjcir-r y spacebetween the two shells, n Y ber above the crown sheet of the yireboxshell n passage of the heat,- and means located cen-y n trally betweenthegroupsof tubes where they ,e

connect with the lire boxendplates for'mek Vchanically kseparating a :water yspacebetween the outer boiler shell,

culation. er Y 4 Y a y2. A'boiler including a fire box inner shell andan outer boiler shell and having a water communicating with `said Vwater space, two groups of water tubes eachgcomprising a pluingy with. the Water s upwardly in both directions group alternatin group, a

A Vwatertubes and zsaid tire box walls, said .baiile being. substantially; shorter than the` y tubes, and? :baifles arranged between andV at the ends `of eertainlower waterftubes and f 'a steam chaing 'withffthe'series of the other f e V-Shap'edibile' beine @Centrally ar# ranged and' disposed between the top ofthe i f (Il l y i y-tween'the fire boxshell and the outer boiler for greater and more etlifv 

